Currency Converter · Swiss Franc (CHF) to United States Dollar (USD)

Swiss Franc

The Swiss franc (CHF) is the currency of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Italy exclave Campione d'ltalla. It is also used in German exclave Büsingen whose sole legal currency is the euro. The currency code is CHF and currency symbol is CHF (used by banks and financial institutions), or Fr. (used by most businesses and advertisers), or SFr. The Swiss franc is subdivided into 100 Rappen (symbol: Rp.) in German, centime (symbol: c.) in French, centesimo (symbol: Ct.) in Italian, and rap (symbol: rp.) in Romansh. Frequently used Swiss franc coins are in denominations of 1 Fr., 2 Fr., 5 FR., 5Rp., 10Rp., 20Rp., 50Rp.(1/2 Fr.). Frequently used Swiss franc banknotes are in denominations of 10 CHF, 20 CHF, 50 CHF, 100 CHF, 200 CHF, 1000 CHF. The Swiss franc is considered as a hard currency, and a reserve currency.

United States dollar

The United States dollar (USD) is the currency of the United States. It is also used by Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and its unincorporated unorganized territories of United States Minor Outlying Islands, EI Salvador, Panama and Ecuador. The United States Dollar is also known as the American Dollar and the US dollar. The currency code is USD and the currency symbol is $, or US$. The United States dollar is subdivided into 10 dime, or 100 cents (singular: cent; symbol: ¢ or c), or 1000 mill (for accounting use). Frequently used US dollar coins are in denominations of 1¢, 5¢, 10¢ (1 dime), 25¢ (1 quarter). Frequently used US dollar banknotes are in denominations of US$1, US$5, US$10, US$20, US$50, US$100. The United States dollar is the first most held reserve currency as well as the most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, following with the Euro (EUR), the Japanese yen (JPY), British pound sterling (GBP).